Prevalence, correlates, and mental health burden associated with homelessness in U.S. military veterans
Nichter B, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Prevalence, correlates, and mental health burden associated with homelessness in U.S. military veterans. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 3952-3962. PMID: 35301973, PMCID: PMC10317824, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722000617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health burdenAdverse childhood experiencesDrug use disordersU.S. military veteransHealth burdenUse disordersMajor public health problemPopulation-based dataProbable posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransPublic health problemLifetime suicide attemptsPoor mental healthEarly childhood adversityPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health consequencesTrauma burdenIndependent associationNational HealthFirst episodeLifetime prevalenceMajor depressiveHealth problemsHistory of homelessnessPsychiatric conditions